Sir Percy Blakeney
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Sir Percy Blakeney is the foppish English aristocrat who secretly leads the daring rescues of the Scarlet Pimpernel during the French Revolution in Baroness Orczy’s classic adventure novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Percy Blakeney canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10493281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Percy Blakeney Context triple: [Leslie Howard Steiner, portrayed, Sir Percy Blakeney]
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A.
Sir Arthur Wardour
Sir Arthur Wardour is a proud, antiquarian Scottish baronet in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Antiquary," known for his stubbornness, social pretensions, and financial imprudence.
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B.
Hugh Percy
Hugh Percy was a British Army officer and nobleman best known for his leadership during key early battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Lord Blakeney
Lord Blakeney is a young British aristocrat and midshipman aboard HMS Surprise in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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D.
Earl Percy
Earl Percy is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland in the British peerage.
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E.
Viscount FitzWilliam
Viscount FitzWilliam is an Irish noble title historically associated with the FitzWilliam family, a prominent aristocratic lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Percy Blakeney Target entity description: Sir Percy Blakeney is the foppish English aristocrat who secretly leads the daring rescues of the Scarlet Pimpernel during the French Revolution in Baroness Orczy’s classic adventure novels.
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A.
Sir Arthur Wardour
Sir Arthur Wardour is a proud, antiquarian Scottish baronet in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Antiquary," known for his stubbornness, social pretensions, and financial imprudence.
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B.
Hugh Percy
Hugh Percy was a British Army officer and nobleman best known for his leadership during key early battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Lord Blakeney
Lord Blakeney is a young British aristocrat and midshipman aboard HMS Surprise in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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D.
Earl Percy
Earl Percy is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland in the British peerage.
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E.
Viscount FitzWilliam
Viscount FitzWilliam is an Irish noble title historically associated with the FitzWilliam family, a prominent aristocratic lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Eldorado
NERFINISHED
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I Will Repay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Percy Hits Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Percy Leads the Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elusive Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
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chivalrous ⓘ cunning ⓘ foppish in public ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Baroness Orczy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Citizen Chauvelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Scarlet Pimpernel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel, 1905)
NERFINISHED
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (play, 1903) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlias | The Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecretIdentity | The Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredGenreTrope |
dual-identity superhero archetype
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masked avenger with secret identity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maintaining a facade of foolishness
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secretly organizing rescue missions in France ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leads | the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues
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saving French aristocrats from the guillotine ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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aristocrat ⓘ vigilante ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marguerite Blakeney
NERFINISHED
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Marguerite St. Just NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | scarlet pimpernel flower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Baronet
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Sir ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
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